osprey
UK/ˈɒspɹeɪ//ˈɑspɹi/
osprey noun: a bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
Noun
osprey (plural ospreys)
- A bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- I will provide thee of a princely osprey.1594, George Peele (attributed), The Battle of Alcazar
- But (oh Jove!) your actions, / Soon as they move, as ospreys do the fish, / Subdue before they touch.1613–1614 (date written), John Fletcher, William Shak[e]speare, The Two Noble Kinsmen: […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Waterson; […], published 1634, →OCLC, (please specify the page)...
- Aigrette (ornamental feather).
Proper noun capitalized: Osprey
Osprey
osprey meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
osprey in Hindi
- osprey, fish eagle
- खर khar
osprey in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
osprey in Telugu
- bird of prey
- కురరము kuraramu
osprey in Kannada
- osprey
- ಕುರರ kurara
More languagesFewer languages
- osprey in Sanskrit
- खर khara, कुरर kurara
- osprey in Assamese
- কুৰুৱা kurua
- osprey in Arabic
- عُقَاب نُسَارِيّ ʕuqāb nusāriyy, عُقَاب نُسَارِيَّة ʕuqāb nusāriyya
- osprey in Indonesian
- elang tiram
- osprey in Vietnamese
- ó cá, ưng biển
Synonyms of osprey
- fish eagle
- fish hawk
- ossifrage
- orfray
- osspringer
Forms of osprey
| plural | ospreys |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | ospray |
Origin of osprey
From Late Middle English ospray, from Anglo-Norman ospriet, from Medieval Latin avis praedae (“bird of prey”), a generic term apparently confused with this specific bird in Old French on its similarity to ossifrage.
Words formed from osprey
- eastern osprey
- western osprey
Questions about osprey
- What does osprey mean?
- Osprey means a bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- What is osprey in Hindi?
- Osprey in Hindi is खर (khar). See Osprey meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is osprey?
- Osprey can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce osprey?
- Osprey is pronounced /ˈɑspɹi/ (US).
- What is the plural of osprey?
- The plural of osprey is ospreys.
Words near osprey in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: osprey (page history and authors); Osprey (page history and authors); खर (Hindi) (page history and authors); osprey (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಕುರರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); कुरर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); কুৰুৱা (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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